HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICERS' MINIMUM BENEFIT ADJUSTMENTS

(1) When the state of Montana has not negotiated a salary agreement with its actively employed highway patrol officers by July 1 of any year, MPERA shall take the following actions: (a) Retirement benefits will be paid to non-GABA retirees using the most recent base salary for a newly confirmed highway patrol officer negotiated by the state and reported to MPERA. (b) When a salary agreement is negotiated by the state and MPERA is notified of a change in base pay for newly confirmed highway patrol officers, retirement benefits will be recalculated and adjustments paid retroactively to non-GABA retirees. Authorizing statute(s): 19-2-403 , MCA Implementing statute(s): 19-6-707 , MCA History: NEW, 2008 MAR p. 2467, Eff. 12/1/08.